New Zealand.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 10, 29 August 1914, Page 6

New Zealand.

, JO ft' .examination results, for ho m.b [com miss ions. GENERAL DAVIES ACTION.. c , ’ < • V. , i.M V v — ' XPiB Pebbb Association.] nvv Wellington, August 29. At a recent examination held m Wellington for commissions in the British regular army, the following candidates qualified:—J. M. .MacDonald, E. J. Reeves (Wellington district); Second-Lieut. A. C. (unattached list B, Auckland district) ; ' T, H. M.-Lip^ier, Lieut. W. J. OgchaOW list B), and A* L. .-Gfffn'pbgti’ (tll the Wellington 'A,b (ffihijdy stated iiyltHe' ’ conditions 3 pripy to the exai^iphtioh K tips not Necessarily 'gi^a N rafitgp> s a cpmmii}"'eioil!' is 'of the s>V c" erkshire Regiment, mentioned ■in tfie engagement at Mons, is, one of the infantry battalions in the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, commanded by General R. H. Davies, C. 8., formerly of New Zealand. It is therefore presumed that General Davies was in action.

TRADE WITH BRITAIN AND THE INSURANCE SCHEME.

Wellington, October 29,

The Government has issued a statement that, after consultation with the Imperial authorities, special arrangements have been made to insure the carriage of cargo by the transports. With respect to the cargo in steamers other than transports, the New Zealand Government informed the Imperial Government that four lines of steamers regularly trade with New Zealand produce to London, viz., N.Z, Shipping Co., Shaw Saville, Tyser, and the Federal-Houlder line, all four voyaging via Capetown, coaling at Rio or Monte Video and Teneriffe. And they requested that the hulls and cargo of those four lines travelling by that route might be included in the Imperial insurance scheme. The Board of Trade states that if the vessels are included in one of the approved war risk associations the hulls and cargo can be covered under the Government scheme at current rates. Every consideration has been given in London to the representations of New Zealand on this subject, and it was not considered right to urge alterations in favor of New Zealand of the procedure settled by the Board of Trade for ail parts of the Empire.

CHURCH DEMONSTRATION IN AID OF HOME POOR.

Christchurch, August 29

The leaders of the Anglican and Nonconformist churches held a conference and agreed to hold a special church demonstration on October 4th to raise funds to help the poor of Great Britain and Belgium. Negotiations are proceeding for the extension of the movement throughout the Dominion, export output for the season.

The steamer Kaipara, which loaded frozen meat, and other cargo in Waitara roadstead about the end of June, is missing. She left Monte Video on August Ist, and has not been heard of since. She may have fallen into the hands of the German cruisers off the South American coast at that time.

STRATFORD DAIRY FACTORY. CONTRIBUTION OF £3OO. A meeting of shareholders of the Stratford Co-operative Dairy Factory Company was held at the Town Hall this morning for the purpose of deciding on what contribution the company should make to the War Fund. Mr R. Dingle, chairman of directors, was not able to be present, owing to another engagement. He wrote stating that lie and Mr Were attended a conference of representatives of companies at Hawera, the conference recommending that companies agree to contribute a half per cent, on their export output for the season.

Mr W. H. Were was voted to the chair. Ho said he had attended the meeting at Hawera, which was chiefly representative of southern companies, only two northern companies being represented, though the northern factories were holding a similar meeting that day. In the case of the Stratford company the proposed contribution would amount roughly to £3OO. The Hawera meeting also recommended that the money raised' should be handed to the National Dairy Association, but he thought it would he better to hand it direct to the local War Fund. The prospects for the season were pretty good so far as prices were concerned, Now Zealand butter being quoted at 12os to 1355. The British Government had fixed 4 per cent, as the maximum increase on ordinary insurance rates. The National Dairy Association had not yet made arrangements regarding freights, but as soon as anything was done the companies would be notified. Until things settled down somewhat the directors urged that the amounts paid out to suppliers should bo kept down, and if matters improved larger payments could he' made later in the season. As Britishers they all knew that they were right “up against it” and would have to put their shoulders to the wheel.

In reply to a shareholder the chairman said there were aboufc three hundred shareholders in the company, the proposed contribution amounting to £1 per shareholder for the season.

Mr Rawles moved that the recommendation of the Hawera conference he given effect to, but that £IOO bo paid at once, the other £2OO to be paid out at the discretion of the directors. Mr Robson seconded. . ,

Mr Fv Bayly thought stops should be taken to start a relief fund for men from the district’ Who ' might return crippled, 1 <;lt The chairman said ho thought it was rather early to move in that direction. Mr Bayly said' the steps ,-bbul<} be taken now. .Already the'ftps t ’bhtcK, of injured W(1 arrived in ■; Hr (Rawles tho, 1 re^olutiou shoiild he 'piissed. as itf 4’tpbd. ’they would he helped if "there was any, money 'ip- the country*. ■ s . ' 1 Mr Robson, saids■ New m ZeaTitidofiSr would not deserve, tjie inajiie' '6f‘then 4f fey- to r heliv [mqß returning or t brolypn 'down dm ffieaflth. JQIj Rawles safd the ,war had only 'and ihpre. would be ample timp yet 'tp suoscrihe to a relief fund. lu reply to Mr T. Reader, the chairipan saici'that. a. half per cent from ulVHhe TarsWl^.factories would give nNtotijjyof'£l7;,oop, jin "‘ vf ohly a flea-bite. 1 hind to be hoime 1 in mind that sooner or later the people ,of the country might ho called ''Up bn 1 ' to pay a special war tax. _ ( Mr Mcßride said he was afraid that the proposed contribution would ' reduce the voluntary contributions. There were a nunjber of, suppliers* who had bought, in to .their present farms at a high rate and who were having a hard struggle, and he did not think it fair: for the half of the shareholders present to commit the other half to the contribution.

Mr Willis said the percentage to be given \was too small. The chairamn said the percentage had been fixed in order to be agreeable to all the companies. Some were prepared to go as high as a penny per pound of butter-fat. Mr Willis: We should give 5 per cent.

The motion was carried by a large majority. A jocular suggestion by Mr Rawles that a fund should be opened to provide a reward of £2OOO for the captor of the Kaiser was not gone on with.

There was a good attendance at, the social held at Tuna last night in aid of the War Fund, though all country functions are suffering somewhat from the fact that the busy part of the milking season is coming on. A very pleasant evening was spent, and the proceeds, added to a further sum collected in the room, reached a total of £ll 17s.